Too Much of a Good Thing
A few days ago I had the pleasure of working alongside Dorie Clark. While the icy rain, wind and snow swirled outside the windows of our...
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JoAnn Lauterbach
- Feb 8, 2019
- 1 min
What's UP?
So you MESSED UP GET UP STRAIGHTEN UP Voice inside your head – SHUT UP! CHIN UP Don’t GIVE UP Get FIRED UP WAKE UP LOOK UP STAND UP SHOW...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Feb 1, 2019
- 2 min
Have you been TLDNR'd yet?
First things first. Do you know what that even means? If no, hang on a sec., I'll get there soon. If yes, how'd that go for you? Have you...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Dec 9, 2018
- 1 min
"Must've been a good speech!"
If you've read Michelle Obama's memoir Becoming, you'll recognize those words which became her refrain. She explained that this refrain...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Nov 4, 2018
- 1 min
Simplify to Clarify
WOW. Talk about a showstopper of a sign! I bet whoever chose the words on the sign in black would never use the term “dumb it down” to...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Oct 24, 2018
- 2 min
Humour as Fuel
Last night while my husband and I were watching The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, I asked him to hit pause. Something on the screen had called...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Apr 12, 2018
- 1 min
Imperfection for Connection
There's no shortage of quotes about the virtues of making mistakes. Our social media feeds are piled high with them. Look no further than...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
Daughters be Yourselves & Mothers ask more Questions
Part 2 to Daughters don't Diminish. There was laughter the day after. A few hours later on March 29th, Olivia returned from school intent...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Mar 29, 2018
- 2 min
Daughters, don't diminish yourselves!
This morning there were tears. My high-achieving daughter was asked to reflect on her stellar 2nd term report card for homework last...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Mar 20, 2018
- 2 min
Communication Lessons from the Deep
55 feet under water, I’m forced to change the way I communicate. I’m listening more and paying closer attention to the visual cues all...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Mar 5, 2018
- 1 min
Do you VISION?
Who has time in this busy world we're living in? Not many of us because life can feel like one big juggling act... family, home, work,...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Feb 6, 2018
- 1 min
Message in the street
How many times have you seen a Men at Work sign ? Countless, undoubtedly. How many times have you been moved to whip out your phone and...
JoAnn Lauterbach
- Jan 25, 2018
- 2 min
Who's afraid of the big bad mic?
At first, I thought that public speaking was hard. Actually, that’s not true. At first I didn’t give public speaking much thought at all....
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